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w. H. ELLIOT.

' Feather Renovter.

Patented Dec. 8, 1868.-

PKTERS, Photo-Lithographer. Washingtun. D, C.

WILL IAM ELLIOT, or NEW-Y RK, N.,Y.

" LettersPatcntNo. 84,809, dated December 8, 1868.

IMPROVEBEH'I. IN FEATHER-RENOVATORS."

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent making part of thesame.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be-it known that IfWILLIAM H. ELL'Ior, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and improved Machine for RenovatingFeathers;

and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon. I 7

Similar letters of reference indicate the same devices in all thefigures.

To enable others skilled in the arts to comprehend,

.make, and use my invention, I will proceed to'describe and steam, witha draught-pipe, which is in connection with a chimney; in the employmentof a heater, for making hot air and steam, with certain devices forpassing the same through the feathers, andthen into the chimney; intheemployment of an automatic valve,

for discharging condensed steam from the apparatus and in the method ofoperating said valve. I

a, standards for supporting the renovating-cylinderb. c, heater.

d, boiler.

e, steam-pipe.

- steam-cock.

f, central pipe, which serves as an air-passage, and also for asteam-pipe.

j, air-passage or pipe through theheater.

f" draught-pipe connecting the interior of the renovating-cylinder withthe chimney, so that the draught of the chimney may take away the airand steam fiom the cylinder. p

g, diaphragm or perforated plate, through which air or steam must passbefore entering the draught-pipe.

h, pipe for conducting the water made from the condensation of steam tovalve 13.

.i, lever for operating valve r '5, spring for keeping the valve closed.l

j, cam, attached to standard a, for opening the valve at a certain pointin the revolution of the cylinder. 7

it, hollow bearings for the renovating-cylinder, which serveas couplingsbetween the central pipe f and pipe j at one end, and pipe f at theother end.

. m, damper in draught-pipe f".

n, damper or cover in pipe f.

o, shoulder on hollow bearings k and central pipe f, between which hempor wicking may be wound to make the coupling steam-tight.

r, short tubes, serving as outlets for steam and air from the centralpipe, but which preventjthe escape of water therefrom. s, safety-valve.t, grate of the heater. Figure 1 is a vertical section of the wholeapparatus, showing all the parts.

Figure-2 is an elevation of the diaphragm and inner end of the cylinder.

Figure 3,'top view of the heater and boiler.

Figure 4, horizontal section of the heater, showing the air-pipe throughit.

Figure5, horizontal section of one of the standards, showing thevalve-cam.

My invention relates to the use of steam and hot or cold air, forrenovating and drying feathers, and its operation is as follows:

Before the feathers are put into the cylinder, the dampers m and n areopened, and the cylinder allowed to become heated by hot air, so thatsteam will not condense upon its inner surface.

The feathers are then put in, the dampers m and closed, and thesteam-cock 6' opened.

, The cylinder should then be revolved till the feath ers are thoroughlysteamed.

Any water made by the condensation of steam on the inner surface of thecentral cylinder or pipe j, .flows into pipe'h, down to valve 4, and"when therevolution' of the cylinder 1) brings thelever i in contactwith cam j, the valve is opened, the water discharged, and, as thecylinder continues its revolution, the spring i" closes the valve tillanother revolution brings it around again to the cam; In this way thewater is discharged from pipe f at each'revolution of the'cylinder,while the valve is kept closed a greater part of the time, to preventthe escape of steam. 1

When the feathers have been sufficiently steamed,

of warm air passes throughthe feathers. From this time the steamshouldbe gradually shut off until warm air alone is allowed to pass throughthe cylinder, and when the feathers are thoroughly dry,they maybe cooledby sliding the pipe f through the heater, so as to separate it at I fromthe hollpw bearing it, when cold air will be admitted to the feathers.

The air, on entering pipe 1 at 01., passes, asindicated by the arrows,through hollow bearing 70, into pipe f, the end of which is closed up..The air then passes through tubes 1', through diaphragm g, throughhollow bearing k, and then'upward into draught-pipev and the chimney,carrying all steam-moistened air and dust with it.

Having described my invention, What I desire to have secured to me byLetters Patent of the United States, is- 1. The arrangement andcombination of the draughtpipe steam-pipe e, central perforated shaft j,and

tially asset forth.

'. H. ELLIOT.

Witnesses: I

. J. B. PELTON, S. MERRY.

